The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-03-04
I. J JACKS0N C0U NTY
AND THE
MISSISSIPPIGULF COAST Tn GENERAL
CLIMATE, HEALTH AND
RESOURCES.
w ea1th Of Timber.
Brotherhood of Earth'S Fruits
and Flowers HarmOniOusIy
Assembled.
Live Stock, Oysters and
Fish in their COngen-
iaI Cline.
by the PaScagoulaiss Real Estate
Agency, for insertion in their
Real Estate Bulletin, to be
iySued at an early date.

Jackson county!bordering OIL the
Alabama line on the east and the
Gulf Mexico, or Mississippi Sound
on the South, forms the southeast
ern extremity of the State of Mis-
sissippi, latitude 800 30' north. 1t
has a front on the Sound of about
thirty miles.
The Port Of Pascagoula is the
principal place of business, situated
at the mouth of the PascagOula
river where it empties INTO the
Pasca goula bay, which is formed
by chain of islands, running east
and west, nine miles distant from
the mainland. The county is well
watered, having three navlgablr
streams running through it FROM
north to south. OF these, the Ras-
cagOula is the largest, and is snavig-
a BILE tor about Il hundred miles.
The soil is IL sandy loan. hight,
dry and easy TO handle. Alter ram
it dries rapidly, and very early in
the spriug it becomes warm aud
vegetation springs up spontaneous
ly, grass becoming plentiful by The
middle of February, and some of
the early variety of vegetab bleS be
ing ready for table use in January.
Our winters are exceedingly mild,
killing irOSts being so rare that
many vegetables grow throughout
the entire year. The growing season
tor all crops is so long that from
two to three crops arc frequently
made on the same land. The soil
is not fertile, but what it lacks in
fertility is fully made up in other
merits to be mentioned in addition
to the above. Que of these Is health.
With the combined Influences of
tie salt sea breeze from the south,
which comes absolutely pure, the
virgin forests of yellow pine and
pure water, ali conducive to health
and vigor, we have "a climate dis
tressing to the medicine man who
undertake eS 10 make his living among
as. Hence, while our soil is not
fertile, it has the advantage of
comfort, long crop
season, is susceptible of fertiliza-
.Iou by the use of homemade or
fertilizer, when it will
7Ield splendid paying crops.
AND HORTICULTURE.
As to the character OF the crops
'aised it would be much easier TO
what ursOll and climate
ire not adapted for raising with
success. Like the land of Palestine
If old, tho variety of our flowers,
ruits and vegetables is wonderful.
Those of tue trgid North and
burning South meet here and grow l
md flourish side by side in perfect
harmony. The banana, the pecan,
Ilmond, LIE Cont pear, figs, iDclud-
ng the fine celeste, the scupper- ;
loug and a select variety of the {
lnest grapes in the world, and all i
mall fruits produce well hero, most {
# them constituting our principal {
ruit crops. Vegetables are made I
n abundance. Potatoes, melons,
urnips, cabbage, raddishes, beans, q
,eas, and almost every variety OF {
egetable in the world flourish at {
title expense and trouble. POta- {
oes and melons may be said to be c
productive. The follow $
lg from the Jackson Neio Mississip- =
ian, in speaking Of this section, {
ontains language aptly spoken, a
nd constitutes only part OF the o
hole truth: "The most valuable a